U23 League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Karl-Magnus Spetz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. John Zachrisson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Fernström, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Karl-Magnus Spetz struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. John Zachrisson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eleven Nation Army. John Zachrisson was a little too slow when Karl-Magnus Spetz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-0. Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Staffan Ekström in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th match minute, IFK Tallkotte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Gabrielsson to maneuver through the defense. Eleven Nation Army's Sven Uter got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of IFK Tallkotte booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Gustavsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Eleven Nation Army's Karl-Magnus Spetz got a free kick in the 25th minute. When IFK Tallkotte's Staffan Ekström in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eleven Nation Army's goalie prevented a goal. Johan Arvidsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 39th minute by Sune Nilsson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a rather tough play, IFK Tallkotte's Ludwig Östlund got a free kick in the 41st minute. Karl-Magnus Spetz kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Sune Nilsson notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of IFK Tallkotte's John Zachrisson. John Zachrisson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Staffan Ekström made a kick off. Sune Nilsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. John Zachrisson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 57 minutes of play, Eleven Nation Army's Karl-Magnus Spetz made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. John Zachrisson was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 60th minute, Karl-Magnus Spetz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eleven Nation Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 5-0 became the score in the 65th minute when Karl-Magnus Spetz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Sven Uter took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised John Zachrisson. John Zachrisson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. 73 minutes into the game, Eleven Nation Army's Karl-Magnus Spetz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. John Zachrisson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. John Zachrisson came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Eleven Nation Army's Karl-Magnus Spetz. But to his dismay, Karl-Magnus Spetz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. Sven Uter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Uter in the 84th minute of play forced IFK Tallkotte's goalkeeper John Zachrisson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. John Zachrisson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 86th minute of play. Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Eleven Nation Army from getting a goal against them. Johan Arvidsson's late challenge caught a Eleven Nation Army's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Johan Arvidsson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, Johan Arvidsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. John Zachrisson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sune Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Eleven Nation Army's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.